Barewal Dogranਬਰੇਵਲ ਦੋਗਰਨ

Where is Barewal Dogran?

Barewal Dogran is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033643, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 340 people in Barewal Dogran: 189 men and 151 women, living in 63 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 799 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 172 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.16 per cent and women at 73.13 per cent. The census recorded 118 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 117 main workers, the largest group, 49, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 30 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Barewal Dogran's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 30 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Barewal Dogran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bagga Khurd, Ladian Kalan, Rajjowal and Ladian Khurd.

What is the population of Barewal Dogran?

The population of Barewal Dogran was 340 at the 2011 census, living in 63 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Barewal Dogran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Barewal Dogran has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.